Twelve Fellows of the Academy have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
The Fellowship of the Royal Society is made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth.
Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, said:
“Science helps us to better understand ourselves and the natural world on which we depend. Building scientific knowledge helps us face some of the planet’s biggest challenges such as food shortages, climate change and tackling disease. These scientists who have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society have already contributed much to the scientific endeavour, whether that is in academia, industry or government.”
The Fellows elected this year are:
Professor Dorothy Bishop FMedSci FRS, Wellcome Principal Research Fellow, Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
Dame Sally Davies FMedSci DBE FRS, Chief Medical Officer, England, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Chief Medical Advisor to the UK Government
Professor Amanda Fisher FMedSci FRS, Professor in Cell Biology, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London
Professor Martin Johnson FMedSci FRS, Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Professor Irwin McLean FMedSci FRS, Professor of Human Genetics, Head of Division of Molecular Medicine, Scientific Director of the Centre for Dermatology and Genetic Medicine, University of Dundee
Dr Julian Parkhill FMedSci FRS, Senior Investigator, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Dr Karalyn Patterson FMedSci FRS, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge
Professor Sheena Radford FMedSci FRS, Astbury Professor of Biophysics, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds
Professor David Ron FMedSci FRS, Professor of Cellular Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and the Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge
Professor Patrik Rorsman FMedSci FRS, Professor of Diabetic Medicine, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
Professor Rajesh Thakker FMedSci FRS, May Professor of Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford
For more information, visit the Royal Society website.